SOME SPECIAL THINGS COMING TO THE SHOW.....

 One of our new exhibitors is bringing some very interesting and unusual items including this US WW1 1918 L,F & C Cavalry Saber.

  
 Gary Martin has been collecting a mix of USAF and USN flight helmets fron the 40's to the 70's for some time and has just started to sell a few. Gary and Susan Thorn will present a wide variety of items including a vintage side saddle, a wonderful doll house, jewelry, Bauer and things any inveterate collector would find in their attic.  You'll find Susan and Gary in Row M. Booths 1319,1320,1321.

With vintage decorative items being one of the most popular ways to decorate your home, we are pleased to be able to offer some of the best turn of the century American oak in the country. Mark Grimshaw, second generation dealer with Hobbit Antiques from Naches, Washington, always brings the best, ranging from dining sets, ornate china & curio cabinets; all from the early 1900s.  Hobbit Antiques is located in Row J, Booths 1022 & 1023.  

R & R Antiques, local dealers from Amboy, are another fine company with Victorian pieces such as stick and ball and that beautiful scale at the top of the page. R & R Antiques is located in Row K, Booths 1115 and 1116.

Estate jewelry is such a compelling category and is another of the most popular today.  And compared to jewelry store prices, you're much more likely to find pieces that have character and value for much less than you would think.  This particular show has quite a bit to chose from: Gary Germer & Associates, Silver Bear Antiques, Pacific Jewelry, Carole Kabot Antiques, G/M Galleries, Brown Bear Antiques, Hunter's Antiques, Island Trading Co., Millridge Antiques and more. You'll find plenty of vintage men's watches too.

 One of our show's favorite dealers is Floyd Pearson from Lakehead, California. Floyd specializes in dogs - bronze, glass, cast iron, you name it, his theme is dogs of every breed. We're happy that Floyd is making the trip up to Vancouver.  He has many repeat customers who look forward to a good gab while picking out their latest finds. Floyd's booth is always fresh, with new things every time. 

This Arts and Crafts ceiling fixture will be at the show

Churchmouse Antiques, owned by David and Karen Pratt, are longtime exhibitors at all of our shows and they never fail to bring vintage lighting to fit just about every room in the house. Everything they sell is all vintage and includes antique ceiling fixtures, wall sconces, floor and table lamps.
 

Mission style table lamp

Their lighting ranges from the late 1800's to about 1930. They also feature a fairly large selection of Aladdin alacite lamps with original  finials and a few pieces of very good quality antique furniture pieces mostly in walnut & mahogany. And again, no reproductions, everything they carry is of the period.  The Pratts can be found on the wall in Row W, booths 121,122. 

Another excellent source of period lighting is Tony and Debbie Davies. You'll find them in Row L, Booth 1222. For a map of the show and list of exhibitors, pick up a free program guide at the entrance.

The show hires accredited experts that would normally cost you $125 an hour to tell you what you have and what it's worth. At the show, for $5 per object, you'll get a verbal market evaluation. The word 'value' has many definitions, ranging from insurance (replacement) value to forced liquidation (you need to pay the rent and have to sell that item today). The value that our experts give you is what your item would bring if you sold it in a retail setting such as at a show, over the web or in a shop. Vintage items typically depend on supply and demand. Certain things go in and out of favor.

Kathleen Victor

An example is glassware, which is going through a soft

Don Jensen and Kathleen Victor collaborating on the value of a bear

market right now. it doesn't mean that won't change in the future, but the popularity of an category dictates its value. Popular categories right now include Vintage clothing, estate jewelry, kitchenware from the 40s and 50s, pop culture items such as Star Wars and G.I. Joe, tobacco related items such as cigarette dispensers and ashtrays, decorative items including painted furniture, period lighting, framed vintage prints and early men's wrist watches, to name just a few.

Evaluations are available during all hours of the show. If the line is long, you will be sold a ticket and given an approximate time to return to the booth.  The wait, at the most, is about a half hour.

This year, the exhibit is called Road to Equality: the Struggle for Women's Rights in the NW.

Washington Women gained and kept the right to vote in 1910. Oregon Women gained and kept the right to vote in 1912. On the National level women received the right to vote in 1920.

From the victory of the 19th Amendment to the struggle to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, many women - and  men as well - worked their entire adult lives to secure women's rights.  Today, in the Northwest and across the United States, women have made inroads into formerly male-dominated fields including politics and commerce, but it has been a long road and large disparities still remain.  The exhibit will challenge as well as educate and entertain as you learn more about some of the local heroines from pioneer times until today.